Enjoy cinematic moments together
New 360 Spatial Sound Mapping technology with 11 speaker units delivers immersive surround sound to a wider area, so everyone can share the experience.
Cinematic sound for a wider audience
BRAVIA Theater Bar 8 combines physical and phantom speakers, creating a wider surround sound field that covers more of the room.
Ultimate surround with 360 Spatial Sound Mapping
Experience the ultimate in home surround. 360 Spatial Sound Mapping technology creates 5 phantom speakers in front of you and reflects sound off the ceiling and walls, enabling cinema-style surround sound from a single soundbar.
Enjoy wider surround sound coverage
Now more people can enjoy the same immersive surround experience. By using phantom speakers, 360 Spatial Sound Mapping technology achieves wider coverage than conventional virtual surround systems.
Unleash the full potential of 360 Spatial Sound Mapping
Add optional wireless rear speakers for an even more expansive sound stage. Working with the rear speakers, the Bar 8 creates up to 11 phantom speakers, including speakers behind you for that authentic cinema feel.
Add a wireless subwoofer and rear speakers for fuller, richer sound
To complete the cinematic experience, combine Sony’s optional wireless rear speakers with an optional subwoofer and enjoy sound with even greater impact.
Sound straight from cinema
Bring authentic cinema surround sound quality to your living room. BRAVIA Theater Bar 8 not only supports industry-standard formats including Dolby Atmos® and DTS:X®, but also has IMAX® Enhanced certification.
Upmix stereo content to surround sound
Sony's new upmixer delivers rich surround sound even from stereo content. Its innovative algorithm extracts and redistributes individual audio objects to immerse you in 3D sound. While upmixing, AI Sound Separation processing detects human voices and makes them sound clearer.
Makes everywhere the best seat
It doesn’t matter which seat you’re in. It doesn’t even matter what your room’s acoustics are like. Sound Field Optimization lets everyone experience movie theater surround sound.
Optimized sound for maximum enjoyment
We’ve made surround sound simple. Sound Field Optimization not only calibrates sound based on speaker position, it also takes your room’s acoustics into account, and your listening position too.
Speaker placement made simple
Adding rear speakers? Don’t worry about finding the perfect position. Sound Field Optimization calibrates sound based on their location and uses phantom speakers to fill any gaps in the surround stage.
Calibrated to suit your room
No need to remodel your home to get movie theater acoustics. Sound Field Optimization analyses your room's acoustic characteristics, then uses advanced signal processing to overwrite them with those of a movie theater.
The best seat is where you are
Enjoy quality surround sound wherever you're sitting. Just run calibration with our smartphone app, BRAVIA Connect, and BRAVIA Theater Bar 8 will detect your position in the room and optimize sound to suit.
Outstanding acoustic performance with 11 speaker units
There’s more to great surround sound than signal processing alone. Your physical speakers need to deliver exceptional acoustic performance too – and BRAVIA Theater Bar 8 doesn’t disappoint.
New 2-way speaker
Discover clear, wide surround sound from a single soundbar. The Bar 8 features a new 2-way speaker with added tweeters for front and centre, delivering wider surround sound and a precise sound image.
Quad woofer delivers powerful bass
The Bar 8 may be slim but it delivers remarkably powerful, punchy bass thanks to a built-in quad woofer.
Side speakers fill the space with sound
Side speakers reflect wide directional sound off the walls, filling your entire room with expansive sound and giving entertainment a real sense of drama and scale. The ambient sound recognized by the algorithm contributes to the expansive sound too.
Hear sound from overhead
Up-firing speakers reflect sound off the ceiling for immersive overhead audio. 360 Spatial Sound Mapping creates phantom ceiling speakers for even more atmospheric sound.
X-Balanced Speaker Unit
The speakers’ unique rectangular shape maximizes the diaphragm area for punchy bass. It also reduces driver excursion and maintains sound pressure, ensuring less distortion and greater vocal clarity.
With BRAVIA, home becomes cinema
Bring the emotion and excitement of a movie theater home. Pair BRAVIA Theater Bar 8 with a BRAVIA TV for an unmatched audio-visual experience, immersing you in every scene as never before.
TV and soundbar in perfect harmony
Step up to a completely cinematic experience. Acoustic Center Sync enables the Bar 8 to use your compatible BRAVIA as a center speaker. So sound comes from the screen, adjusted as part of one integrated speaker system.
Crystal clear voice. Precise dialogue.
No more muffled voices. Combined with compatible BRAVIA, our new Voice Zoom 3™ powered by AI machine learning recognizes human voices and amplifies or reduces their volume so even faint dialogue sounds loud and clear.
Effortless control with BRAVIA
Control surround sound easily with your BRAVIA TV remote. Sound settings automatically appear on the BRAVIA Quick Settings menu for easy control of features, like Sound Field and volume.
Experience more with the latest formats
Get the most out of all your entertainment. BRAVIA Theater Bar 8 supports the latest audio and visual formats, taking movies, games and music to a whole new level.
Movies feel so real
With its HDMI 2.1 capability, BRAVIA Theater Bar 8 ensures the original picture quality of any source is preserved, right up to 8K HDR.
An immersive gaming experience
Lose yourself in gaming. Enjoy immersive overhead sound with the PlayStation®5 console, optimized picture settings by Auto HDR Tone Mapping and Auto Genre Picture Mode when connecting compatible BRAVIA™ TVs and PS5® console. This product also supports VRR, ALLM and SBTM for more realistic gaming.
From cinema to music venue
Give your music the sound stage it deserves. With BRAVIA Theater Bar 8 it's easy to stream your favorite tracks and enjoy every detail in high-quality upmixed sound.
Stream music from your favorite services
It's not all about movies. You can also enjoy music in high-quality upmixed sound. Built-in support for Spotify Connect™ and Apple AirPlay lets you play all your favorite tracks.
Bluetooth® connection
Stream audio content wirelessly. Bluetooth® technology makes it easy to enjoy music, podcasts and more from your smartphone, tablet or laptop.
DSEE Ultimate
Using Edge-AI, DSEE Ultimate™ (Digital Sound Enhancement Engine) upscales compressed digital music files in real time, restoring acoustic details for a richer listening experience.
Lose yourself in supreme music quality
Bring your music to life as never before. Enjoy tracks the way the artists intended with High-Resolution Audio. Or discover 360 Reality Audio for a truly immersive live music experience.
So easy to use
BRAVIA Theater Bar 8 makes surround sound simple. From initial set-up to smartphone control, it's all about minimum effort, maximum enjoyment.
Do it all with BRAVIA Connect
The BRAVIA Connect smartphone app guides you through initial settings, assists with troubleshooting, and lets you control volume, sound field and more. It also notifies you about software updates and lets you control a compatible TV too.
Set up in seconds
Simply plug in the Bar 8, connect to your TV using HDMI, and power on. With LAN, HDMI IN and HDMI OUT (eARC), you’re all set to enjoy a new spatial surround sound experience.
Accessible for all
To help people who are blind or have low vision set up the soundbar, tactile dots indicate a QR code for the BRAVIA Connect app, which offers screen reader support. Tactile dots on the back panel indicate the eARC HDMI terminal for connecting to a TV.
Space-saving design
The supplied spacer allows the soundbar to sit tidily over the TV stand for an integrated look that saves you space.
Environment in mind
Sony’s home audio products are designed not only for excellent sound experience but also with the environment in mind. We are committed to using less virgin plastic in our products and packaging.
- AAC: Yes
- SBC: Yes
- LDAC: Yes
- Color: Black
- via Network: Yes
- Control Features
- CIS IP Control: Yes
- Controller Connectivity: Certification (Crestron/Control4/Savant): Yes, Certification (IHIJI): Yes
- ACOUSTIC CENTER SYNC: Yes
- VOICE ZOOM: Yes
- Quick Setting Menu: Yes
- Display: LED indicator: Yes, LED Indicator OFF Mode: Yes
- Button on main unit: Power: Yes
- HDMI: Number of Input/Output: 1 / 1 (eARC/ARC), eARC: Yes, 3D pass through: Yes, 4K/60p/YUV4:4:4: Yes, 8K/60 YUV 4-2-0 10bit (Non compression): Yes, 4K/120 YUV4-4-4 10bit (Non compression): Yes, HDR: Yes, Dolby Vision: Yes, HLG (hybrid log gamma): Yes
- Wi-Fi: Wi-fi method: Yes, IEEE802.11 version: a/b/g/n/ac
- Speaker Terminal: S-Center out: Yes
- Spotify Connect: Yes
- AirPlay 2: Yes
- Power Consumption: Power Consumption(On Operation) *approx: 60W, Power Consumption(On Standby mode) *approx: Less than 0.5W, Power consumption(Bluetooth® standby mode) *approx¹³: Less than 2.3W Power consumption(Network standby mode) *approx: Less than 2.3W
- Power Supply: Power Requirement: 120 V, Power frequency: 60 Hz
- Power Cable Length: Bar Speaker (mm): 1600
- Plug details: AC plug type: A
- Power Setting: Auto Standby: Yes, Network / Bluetooth® Standby Mode: Yes
- Built in Demo: Yes
- USB playback demo: Yes
- DEMO mode(1/2/3/4): Yes (Yes/Yes/-/-)
- Sound Mode
- Sound Field: Yes
- Night Mode: Yes, Voice Mode: Yes
- Sound Adjustment: Subwoofer volume: Yes(w Option Woofer), Bass level: Yes, AV Sync: Yes, Rear Speaker volume: Yes(w Option Rear), Advanced Auto Volume(AAV): Yes, Audio DRC: Yes, Mute: Yes, Rear level: Yes
- Sound Enhancement: DSEE Ultimate: Yes
- Surround: Dolby Speaker Virtual: Yes, Dolby Surround: Yes, Neural:X: Yes
- DCAC Feature: Sound Field Optimization: Yes, mic for DCAC: Yes(built-in)
- Speaker Structure: 11 units
- Full Range: Number of speaker: 2, Enclosure Type: Acoustic suspension, Unit size (mm): 46 x 54, Unit size (inch): 1 13/16 x 2 1/4, Driver Unit: cone, X-Balanced Speaker Unit: Yes
- Easy Setup: Yes(BCA)
- Woofer: Number of speaker: 2, Enclosure Type: Acoustic suspension, Unit size (mm): 45 x 90, Unit size (inch): 1 13/16 x 3 5/8, Driver Unit: cone, X-Balanced Speaker Unit: Yes
- Tweeter: Number of speaker: 2, Unit size (mm): 10, Unit size (inch): 13/32, Driver Unit: soft dome
- Upfiring Speaker: Upfiring Speaker: 2, Unit size (mm): 46 x 54, Unit size (inch): 1 13/16 x 2 1/4, Driver Unit: cone, X-Balanced Speaker Unit: Yes
- Speaker Grill (Bar): Bar grill type: fixed, Front Grille Material: Fabric
- Woofer: Number of speaker: 2, Enclosure Type: Acoustic suspension, Unit size (mm): 45 x 90, Unit size (inch): 1 13/16 x 3 5/8, Driver Unit: cone, X-Balanced Speaker Unit: Yes
- Tweeter: Number of speaker: 1, Unit size (mm): 22, Unit size (inch): 7/8, Driver Unit: soft dome
- Wireles Surround (with optional wireless speakers): Yes
- Amplifier Type: Digital Amplifier: Yes, S-Master HX: Yes
- Number of Channel: 11ch
- Output Power: Front Woofer(Reference): 45W+45W, Front Tweeter(Reference): 45W+45W, Center Woofer(Reference): 45W+45W, Center Tweeter(Reference): 45W, Side Speaker(Reference): 45W+45W, Enabled Speaker(Reference): 45W+45W
- Bluetooth® Communication(RX / TX): RX/-
- A2DP: Yes
- AVRCP: Yes
- Bluetooth® version: 5.2
- Bluetooth® Standby: Yes
- Sony | BRAVIA Connect: Sony | Home Entertainment Connect via Wi-Fi: Yes
- Dimensions (Approx.): bar speaker (WxHxD) mm: 1100 x 64 x 113, bar speaker (WxHxD) inch: 43 3/8 x 2 5/8 x 4 1/2, carton type: Box, Carton (WxHxD) mm: W1204 x H137 x D250
- Weight (Approx.): bar speaker (kg): 4.7, bar speaker (oz): 10 lb 6 oz
- High Resolution Audio: Yes
- 360 Reality Audio: Yes
- HDMI input: DTS 96/24: Yes, DTS:X: Yes, IMAX ENHANCED: future update, LPCM: 2ch/5.1ch/7.1ch, LPCM fs: -192kHz/24bit, MPEG-H 3D Audio BL profile(Level3/Level4): Yes, 360 Reality Audio: Yes
- HDMI ARC: Dolby Digital: Yes, Dolby Digital Plus: Yes, Dolby Digital Plus/Atmos: Yes, Dolby Dual mono: Yes, DTS: Yes, DTS 96/24: Yes, LPCM 2ch: Yes, LPCM fs: 48kHz/24bit
- HDMI eARC: DTS ES: Yes, DTS 96/24: Yes, DTS:X: Yes, IMAX ENHANCED: future update, LPCM: 192kHz/24bit
- Remote Commander: Model Name: RHT-AH513U, Batteries for remote commander: Yes
- Cable: TV center speaker mode cable, HDMI Cable, AC Cord
- Instruction Manual / Reference Guide: English(US) or English(GB): Yes, French or French(CA): Yes, Spanish or Spanish(LA): Yes
- Card: Warranty Card
- Others: Wall mounting bracket: Yes, Wall mounting template: Yes, Foot: Yes
- HDMI: HDCP2.2: Yes, HDCP2.3: Yes, 18Gbps: Yes, 40Gbps: Yes, x.v.Color (xvYCC): Yes, HDMI control: Yes, Scene Select Sync: Yes, Home Theater Control: Yes, BRAVIA Sync: Yes, HDMI CEC: Yes, HDMI standby through: Yes